Ribeira Grande de Santiago is a concelho (municipality) of Cape Verde. It is situated in the southwestern part of the island of Santiago. Its seat is the city Cidade Velha. Its population was 8,323 at the 2010 census.[1] The area is 137.3 km².
Contents
1Subdivisions
2Geography
3History
4Demography
5Politics
6Notes
7External links
Subdivisions
The municipality consists of two freguesias (civil parishes):
Santíssimo Nome de Jesus
São João Baptista
Geography
The municipal territory is mountainous. One of the main streams of the area is Ribeira Grande de Santiago.
History
Main article: Timeline of Ribeira Grande de Santiago
The municipality was created in 2005, when two parishes of the older Municipality of Praia were separated to become the Municipality of Ribeira Grande de Santiago.[2]
The old city of Ribeira Grande de Santiago (Cidade Velha) is one of the oldest European settlements in Sub-Saharan Africa. It was an important port for the slave trade from West Africa to the Americas. The town has numerous protected significant buildings and ruins. The city is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2009.[3]
Demography
Population of Ribeira Grande de Santiago (2000—2010)
2000[4]
2010[1]
9664
8323
Politics
At the federal level, it belongs to the constituency of Santiago South. Since 2008, the Movement for Democracy (MpD) is the ruling party of the municipality. The results of the latest elections, in 2016:[5]
Party
Municipal Council
Municipal Assembly
Votes%
Seats
Votes%
Seats
MpD
49.78
5
50.26
7
PAICV
47.81
0
47.58
6
Notes
^ abc"2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
^Lei nº 63/VI/2005, p. 25
^Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande, UNESCO
^Source: projections from the Instituto Nacional de Estatísticas[permanent dead link].
^Official results local elections 2016, Boletim Oficial I Série, Número 53, 23 September 2016
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ribeira Grande de Santiago.
ANMCV (Associação Nacional dos Municípios Cabo-Verdianos - National Association of the Capeverdean Municipalities)
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